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Library of Congress The official library for the United States Congress, begun with Thomas Jefferson's library collection. Florida Electronic Library The state of Florida offers great online resources to all residents of Florida.
Other Libraries The Pasco County public library and the University of South Florida library have many resources that all residents of Florida may use. With a public library card, students may borrow books in print, electronic, or recorded formats, as well as DVDs and music. The library card number will also allow usage of online databases. The university library resources may be accessed in person but not online, unless you are a student.
Databases are searchable collections of information in electronic form. They form a large part of the Invisible Web and cannot be discovered by using a search engine for the Web. Many are sold as subscriptions to institutions, but some are free. Infotrac / Student Resources in Context
This database is where you should begin online research. All information here is authoritative, meaning you do not have to spend time qualifying the source or corroborating it. Find reference articles, primary sources, news and magazine articles,academic journal articles, images, creative works, critical essays, case overviews, plot summaries, websites, videos and audios. Our login ID is WESL38374, and our password is sbpreader. Infotrac Training Videos:Navigating the Home Page Searching Topic Pages and Documents Your Library v Open Web Web 2.0 Basics
Smithsonian Institution Collections Search CenterSearch over 7.99 million catalog records with 819,838 images, video and sound files, electronic journals and other resources from the Smithsonian's museums, archives & libraries. Infomine
INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information. DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
Free access to full-text online journals. Search by title or by subject to perform research or just explore a topic. WorldCat
A bibliographic database. It allows users to locate books in catalogs from more than 10,000 libraries around the world. With bibliographic information for thousands of items, users can also read reviews and summaries. U.S. Census Bureau
Statistics from the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and other organizations. You'll find stats on a variety of things such as income level and household pet ownership. The CIA World Factbook
Select a country or location and then presents that country’s flag, places it on a map and provides a thorough overview. Learn about a country's people, geography, economy, military, transportation, communications and more.
A Web Archive called The Wayback Machine, as well as a music archive, moving pictures archive, audio archive, and text archive of websites that no longer are active.
Archives are institutions that hold historically significant documents. The United States repository of official records and documents is an excellent source for primary documents, as are state archives.
Directories of online resources categorized by subject area and vast collections of recommended websites indexed by librarians are definitely helpful alternatives to search engines for the entire web. Hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology and a consortium of colleges and universities with programs in information science, this index of scholarly websites is searchable by subject, newspapers and magazines, and special collections. There are also searches customized for kids and teens. Open Directory Project The premier open subject index on the net claims to be ".the largest human-edited directory on the web." Major search engines like Google, Teoma, HotBot, and Lycos, contract with the Open Directory Project to provide directory services. The Librarians' Index to the Internet This site, subtitled Information You Can Trust, is a program of the State Library of California. It is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 11,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians. Every site entered in the lii.org database is reviewed at least twice--sometimes three or four times--before it goes "live." Yahoo! Subject Directory This was one of the first and most popular subject indexes. Yahoo's subject index is divided into 14 main categories. Each of these categories is further divided into subcategories. As the information grows, so do the categories. Paid Yahoo editors search out appropriate information, categorize it and publish it for general use. In Yahoo's directories, the "@" sign next to a category indicates a cross reference. About.com Expert guides develop and moderate information and interaction in 23 'channels'. It claims to have human edited information on more than ". 50,000 subjects with over 1 million links to the best resources on the Net and the fastest-growing archive of high quality original content." One drawback is the number of advertisements.
Searchable guides to subjects and topics for students with incredibly valuable links to information about them on the web . There is also a guide to searching the Internet. Libguides
Librarians all over the country have assembled lists of qualified sources of information and share them on this website.
Don't reinvent the wheel. See what others have bookmarked as their favorites and share on social bookmarking websites. Search all of them at once by their "tags," the descriptive keywords used to label their favorite websites.
A free service to help you to store, organize and share the scholarly papers you are reading. Click one button and have it added to your personal library. It automatically extracts the citation details, too. Search for scholarly articles that other people have found helpful.
People collect favorite things from the web and save there collections here. Others can search collections to find what others have considered especially interesting or useful.
A 360-degree view of topics in the news by cohesively weaving together information from multiple sources, and offering opposing viewpoints on controversial topics. Newspapers & Online Newspapers
If you're looking for current news or historical newspaper articles, try these two sources.
Reference Sources
Find factual information from authoritative sources like encyclopedias, almanacs, etc. online.
Wikipedia
This is a good place to start when you know very little about a topic. Although you should not cite it as a source of information, you will find search terms that you can use to verify information from more credible sources, as well as the references to sources used in writing the article.
Libraries
Saddlebrook's Library Collection
Destiny Quest online catalog
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Library of Congress
The official library for the United States Congress, begun with Thomas Jefferson's library collection.
Florida Electronic Library
The state of Florida offers great online resources to all residents of Florida.
Other Libraries
The Pasco County public library and the University of South Florida library have many resources that all residents of Florida may use. With a public library card, students may borrow books in print, electronic, or recorded formats, as well as DVDs and music. The library card number will also allow usage of online databases. The university library resources may be accessed in person but not online, unless you are a student.
Follow a research plan.
Interactive Research Process Guide
Research Skillbuilders
Cooperative Library Instruction Project
ipl2 Research and Writing for High School and College
Google Galore
Google Scholar
Google Book Search
Search Toolbox
Search Engines for Kids
Databases
Databases are searchable collections of information in electronic form. They form a large part of the Invisible Web and cannot be discovered by using a search engine for the Web. Many are sold as subscriptions to institutions, but some are free.
Infotrac / Student Resources in Context
This database is where you should begin online research. All information here is authoritative, meaning you do not have to spend time qualifying the source or corroborating it. Find reference articles, primary sources, news and magazine articles,academic journal articles, images, creative works, critical essays, case overviews, plot summaries, websites, videos and audios.
Our login ID is WESL38374, and our password is sbpreader.
Infotrac Training Videos:Navigating the Home Page
Searching
Topic Pages and Documents
Your Library v Open Web
Web 2.0 Basics
Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center Search over 7.99 million catalog records with 819,838 images, video and sound files, electronic journals and other resources from the Smithsonian's museums, archives & libraries.Infomine
INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information.
DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
Free access to full-text online journals. Search by title or by subject to perform research or just explore a topic.
WorldCat
A bibliographic database. It allows users to locate books in catalogs from more than 10,000 libraries around the world. With bibliographic information for thousands of items, users can also read reviews and summaries.
U.S. Census Bureau
Statistics from the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and other organizations. You'll find stats on a variety of things such as income level and household pet ownership.
The CIA World Factbook
Select a country or location and then presents that country’s flag, places it on a map and provides a thorough overview. Learn about a country's people, geography, economy, military, transportation, communications and more.
Internet Detective
Research Skills Tutorials
Information Literacy Module
University of Idaho Tutorials
The Road to Research - UCLA's research tutorial
Outlining Tools
Technology Tips
Archives
The Internet Archives
A Web Archive called The Wayback Machine, as well as a music archive, moving pictures archive, audio archive, and text archive of websites that no longer are active.
National Archives and State Archives
Archives are institutions that hold historically significant documents. The United States repository of official records and documents is an excellent source for primary documents, as are state archives.
Browse Effectively
Internet Smarts
Search Challenges
10 Steps to Better Web Research
Understanding URL
Build a Query
Understanding Truncation
findingDulcineaGuide to Web Search
findingDulcineaWeb Guide
Directories & Indexes
Directories of online resources categorized by subject area and vast collections of recommended websites indexed by librarians are definitely helpful alternatives to search engines for the entire web.
Hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology and a consortium of colleges and universities with programs in information science, this index of scholarly websites is searchable by subject, newspapers and magazines, and special collections. There are also searches customized for kids and teens.
Open Directory Project
The premier open subject index on the net claims to be ".the largest human-edited directory on the web." Major search engines like Google, Teoma, HotBot, and Lycos, contract with the Open Directory Project to provide directory services.
The Librarians' Index to the Internet
This site, subtitled Information You Can Trust, is a program of the State Library of California. It is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 11,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians. Every site entered in the lii.org database is reviewed at least twice--sometimes three or four times--before it goes "live."
Yahoo! Subject Directory
This was one of the first and most popular subject indexes. Yahoo's subject index is divided into 14 main categories. Each of these categories is further divided into subcategories. As the information grows, so do the categories. Paid Yahoo editors search out appropriate information, categorize it and publish it for general use. In Yahoo's directories, the "@" sign next to a category indicates a cross reference. About.com Expert guides develop and moderate information and interaction in 23 'channels'. It claims to have human edited information on more than ". 50,000 subjects with over 1 million links to the best resources on the Net and the fastest-growing archive of high quality original content." One drawback is the number of advertisements.
Selecting Sources of Information
Evaluating Information
Recognize Bias
Recognizing Authority
Fact Checking
Recognize Red Flag
Using the Link Command
Internet Detective
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Evaluating Website
Link Collections
Great Websites for Kids
The American Library Association
Voice of the ShuttleA database of links to online resources for researchers in the humanities, maintained by the University of California, Santa Barbara.
findingDulcinea Web Guides
Searchable guides to subjects and topics for students with incredibly valuable links to information about them on the web . There is also a guide to searching the Internet.
Libguides
Librarians all over the country have assembled lists of qualified sources of information and share them on this website.
Research Guide
Writing a Research Paper
How to Write a Research Paper
Organizing Research
EasyBib's Research Guide
Social Bookmarking & Curation
Don't reinvent the wheel. See what others have bookmarked as their favorites and share on social bookmarking websites. Search all of them at once by their "tags," the descriptive keywords used to label their favorite websites.
Diigo
Bookmark, annotate, organize your online research. Search the bookmarks of others.De.li.cious
Collect bookmarks of your favorite websites and search those of other users.CiteULike
A free service to help you to store, organize and share the scholarly papers you are reading. Click one button and have it added to your personal library. It automatically extracts the citation details, too. Search for scholarly articles that other people have found helpful.Scoop.it
People collect favorite things from the web and save there collections here. Others can search collections to find what others have considered especially interesting or useful.Pinterest
Again, people collect their favorite web sites and pages from the Web and share them with others.
Citation
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
Research and Documentation
sample papers
Pathfinders
Pathfinders are the electronic form of bibliographies, lists of online resources recommended for a particular topic or subject.
Wall Street Journal
TIME for Kids
Tampa Bay Times Online
findingDulcinea's Beyond the News
A 360-degree view of topics in the news by cohesively weaving together information from multiple sources, and offering opposing viewpoints on controversial topics.
Newspapers & Online Newspapers
If you're looking for current news or historical newspaper articles, try these two sources.
Reference Sources
Find factual information from authoritative sources like encyclopedias, almanacs, etc. online.
Encyclopedia Britannica
The basic version is free; pay for the full version.
Wikipedia
This is a good place to start when you know very little about a topic. Although you should not cite it as a source of information, you will find search terms that you can use to verify information from more credible sources, as well as the references to sources used in writing the article.
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